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In re Patent Application of
Shunpei YAMAZAKI et al.
Serial No. 09/352,194
Filed: July 13, 1999
For: CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR
THIN FILM, METHOD OF FABRICATING
THE SAME, SEMICONDUCTOR
DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING
THE SAME
Commissioner for Patents
Washington, D.C. 20231
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Transmitted herewith is an Amendment and Response to Restriction
Requirement in the above-identified application.
The fee has been calculated as shown below:
Claims
Remaining
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Amendment
Highest
Number
Previously
Paid For
Present
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charged to Deposit Account No. 19-2380.
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Docket: 0756-1998
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In re Patent Application of
^unpei YAMAZAKI et al.
/Serial No. 09/352,194
^led: July 13, 1999
^: CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR
THIN FILM, METHOD OF FABRICATING
THE SAME, SEMICONDUCTOR
DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING
THE SAME
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AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE TO RESTRICTION REOUIREMENT
Assistant Commissioner for Patents
Washington, D.C. 20231
Sir:
In response to the Office Action of July 10, 2000, please amend the subject
application as follows:
IN THE SPECIFICATION :
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IN THE CLAIMS :
Cancel claims 1 -4 without prejudice to applicants ' to file a divisional application with
respect thereto.
Please add the following new claims:
^ method olf fabricating a semiconductor device including a thin film
^ / transistor, wherein the thin transistor is formed through the steps of: